Last Check Before Ordering!

[Hyper]

Hi all,

Just a final spec check before I place my order with OcUK,

I am looking to upgrade my 4 year old system but looking to keep my current case (NZXT Hush) and my current psu (Corsair 520w Modular).

Looking at the following spec:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £22.98
(£19.15) £22.98
(£19.15)
Sub Total : £378.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £77.56
Total : £465.34

I am also running a Nvidia 8800GT 512mb but will be looking to upgrade that just before the release of Battlefield 3.

My only worries are im not sure if my psu will manage especially once i upgrade my graphics card (maybe to a 560TI) and if I have chosen the right motherboard as there is so many nowadays!

Any last minute advice will be greatly appreciated,

Thanks,

Sam

 

[Reaper 392]

it all looks good, however i would change the processor to the retail one to get the extra warranty and the standard cooler (great as a spare, and if you plan to sell the processor)

also, i would change the motherboard to any of these:
motherboards
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98

i'm honestly not sure if there is any difference between the gigabyte and the asus. they both do crossfire/SLI, both have SATA6GB/s and USB3, but the asus must be £31 more for a reason so i didnt want to leave it out (they might not have any noticable differences though)

 

[Lemin]

+ 1 for the Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68
Your psu will be fine for one 560ti gfx card, not SLI.

 

[Hyper]

Ended up going for a the Asus P8Z68-V motherboard just because I have used Asus for years so its a loyalty thing more than anything but the board gets good reviews.

With free delivery and 5% off voucher it only came to £419,

Seems like a fair deal!

I will hold on another month for a graphics card.

 

[BATTLE99]

+2 for the Asrock just because I got one 2 days ago ,brilliant board.Good luck with the rest of your build.As for the Gelid it is very quiet.Cant really comment on the rest.